The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-19

will concur. and Fort Wayne is now GER
tain Of having the school, so far AZ
the General Assembly is concerned. The gov
eminent of the institution is intrusted to three
trustees-two gentlemen, one from each of the
two great parties, and the third u woman. One
OF the trustees is to be treasurer and also act as
steward. In amending the bill the salient feat
ures of those introduced by Representatives
Crosse and Ibach adopted. The latter Sc
cured a division of the school into two depart
ments-one the industrial, in which mental Will
be eubordinated to manual instruction; the sec
ond will contain the low grade of feebiemnded,
who will be prepared through hygiene and phys
zeal culture for transfer to the educational de-
partment The superintendent, matron and
principal to be experts in the teaching and
care Of feeble-minded. the matron having charge
OF the girls and the principal control of the boys
1t is required, Also that the superintendent shall
be an expert in physiology and hygiene. Adults
will be admitted to the institution at the
expense OF themselves or friends. In
carrying out the purposes of the bill appropria-
tons made in $4,000 for the purchase of
land. $4,000 for constructing building. s., coo
with which to maintain the wards of the institu
ton at Fort Wayne until the building is COM
pleted, and So 00G for the payment of officers and
teachers. There were only seven negative votes
on the passage of the bill
The Senate disposed of the soldiers monu-
ment bill by passing it by unanimous vote. 1t
appropriates $200.000 aud provides for the APP
pointment, not later than thirty days after the
approval OF the act. OK Qv6 commissioners, not
less than two OF whom shall belong to each of
the two leading political parties in the State. by
the Governor, Secretary, Auditor and Treasurer
of the State. Within twenty days after their
appointment the commissioners are to qualify
and give bond each in the sum of $1,000. They
are each to receive 81 per day, and to be allowed
actual travelling expenses when engaged in the
work Of the commission. All rules and regula-
tons relative to their proceedings are to be made
by them, and reports to the Governor are
to be submitted quarterly. The loca-
in Circle Park, this city Provisions
for receiving and considering designs require
that it IL shall be done through competition and
to invite architects to submit them, advertise
ments are to be inserted in newspapers of this
State and in the cities of New York, Boston,
Cincinnati and Chicago. The commissioners
may offer premium of $1,000 for the best and
$500 for the second best design. Other provs-
ions apply to the necessary assistants, and to
the employment of supervising architect, civil
engineer and builder, neither of whom is to be
interested in any way with contracts pertaining
to the work. In other respects referring to the
construction of the monument the bill is iden-
tical with that governing tho building of the
Capitol. Indiana stone, and marble and granite
necessary for characterization, are to be used.
Preference is to be given to Indiana labor and
material 1t is left to the commissioners and
the Governor to decide whether the monument
shall be simple shaft a memorial hall and
monument combined. While Senator Andrews
trusted to Senator Mcdonald. of Whitley, who
has charge of the military affairs in the Senate.
Except these measures, the business of the
two houses was confined to disposing OF COM
mittee reports and putting a nun Der OF bills in
position for final action next week.